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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 20 MIN

🎙 Bonus Episode: Is Warren Buffett Right? The Future of the Television Station Business

from Life After News · host Jason Ball

Send us Fan Mail🎙 Bonus Episode: Is Warren Buffett Right? When Warren Buffett says the network TV affiliation model doesn’t work anymore, people pay attention. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, just dropped ABC after 69 years at WPLG Miami—the only TV station Buffett owns.In this bonus episode of Life After News, Jason talks with Adam R. Jacobson, editor-in-chief of the Radio + Television Business Report, about: • The history behind Miami’s TV station shake-ups and why the WPLG/ABC split is so significant. • Why Buffett may be right—and wrong—about network affiliations in today’s streaming-first world. • What it takes to survive as a news-heavy, independent station in a multilingual, multicultural market. • Parallels in Atlanta’s CBS affiliation change and lessons from stations that have gone fully local. • The fine art of differentiating newscasts in a crowded market—drawing on KTLA’s approach.Jason and Adam dig into the risks, opportunities, and market-by-market realities behind these bold moves. It’s a conversation about identity, adaptation, and the future of local TV news in an age when audiences can get prime-time programming anywhere.📌 If you love local news—or want to understand the business decisions shaping it—this one’s for you.🔗 Listen and learn more at Life After News. Let Life After News inspire your next chapter. Because leaving the news doesn’t mean the story’s over—it means a new one’s just beginning.

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Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Bonus Episode: Is Warren Buffett Right? When Warren Buffett says the network TV affiliation model doesn’t work anymore, people pay attention. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, just dropped ABC after 69 years at WPLG Miami—the only TV station Buffett owns. In this bonus episode of Life After News, Jason talks with Adam R. Jacobson, editor-in-chief of the Radio + Television Business Report, about: • The history behind Miami’s TV station shake-ups and why the WPLG/ABC split i...

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